swimming hole

noun

US
: a place in a river, pond, etc., where people swim

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The Blanco River Narrows is a swimming hole accessible only by a strenuous 14-mile round-trip hike through a riverbed. Eva Frederick, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2025 For quite a few of those sluggish days, my destination was an unmarked swimming hole off the side of a backcountry road in Northern California. Lex Goldstein, Allure, 15 Aug. 2025 For a more leisurely outing, ride the 2.6 loop around Lake Padden or head for 240-acre Whatcom Falls Park with its WPA-era stone bridge and take a dip in the swimming hole at Whirlpool Falls. Melanie Haiken, Outside Online, 23 July 2025 Welcome to Middle Creek Ranch, an almost 10,000-acre property that’s jammed packed with serene settings, multiple stylish houses, a swimming hole and livestock. Tj MacIas 17, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for swimming hole

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“Swimming hole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swimming%20hole. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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